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If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would do that.
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Lincoln articulates his willingness to take any action necessary to save the Union, regardless of its impact on slavery.
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